Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 12:11:22 -0400 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com>, hackers mailing list <freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Does SMC9332BDT work in 2.2.2R?? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970607121118.00bbfb84@etinc.com>
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At 10:46 AM 6/7/97 -0500, Bob Willcox wrote: >I am trying to install some SMC9332BDT ethernet cards in some of >my systems here with no success. Upon booting the system with the >card installed, initially the lights on the card come on (and flash) >and the light on the hub lights. Once the card is detected during >the boot probe all lights go off (no unusual messages are displayed, >everything looks ok in the messages, see below) and as the boot-up >progresses its obvious the network is not up (all network related >daemons hang) and I never get to a login prompt (at least not within >the 5-10 minutes I've waited). > >Does anybody have any suggestions/help? It looks like (from the >cvs log for if_de.c) that the driver in 2.2.2R should support this >card (using the 21140A chip) but I am not having much luck. You'll probably need the patches....they were available (with if_media) before 2.2.2 was release...only heaven knows why they *still* weren't in there. They work quite nicely. I'm not sure where they live though.... Denis > >Boot messages for de0 are: > >Jun 7 09:47:16 luke /kernel: de0 <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> rev 32 int a irq 9 on pci0:9 >Jun 7 09:47:16 luke /kernel: de0: 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.0 >Jun 7 09:47:16 luke /kernel: de0: address 00:e0:29:00:ec:81 >Jun 7 09:47:16 luke /kernel: de0: enabling 100baseTX port > > >Thanks, >-- >Bob Willcox Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made >bob@luke.pmr.com President should on no account be allowed to do the job. >Austin, TX -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" > >
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